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BNSF - Rainbow Falls Bridge

Cascade County, Montana

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handsome falls railroad bridge

This photo was taken before the dam was built between the bridge and the waterfall.

Photo by Heyn's Elite Studio, Great Falls, 1902

View this photo at lewis-clark.org

BH Photo #324704

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railroad
Location
Cascade County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Builder
- Toledo Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Montana Central Railroad (MC)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Also called
BN - Rainbow Falls Bridge
GN - Rainbow Falls Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.53500, -111.20648   (decimal degrees)
47°32'06" N, 111°12'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/484459/5264639 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Northeast Great Falls
Inventory number
BH 67643 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,267)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Cascade County, Montana (49)
Deck truss (1,752)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Have street view (27,086)
Missouri River (119)
Montana (803)
 Montana Central Railroad (1)
Open (40,002)
Owned by railroad (12,517)
Pin-connected (3,932)
Pratt deck truss (359)
Pratt truss (9,361)
Railroad (15,619)
Toledo Bridge Co. (36)
Truss (33,023)

Update Log 

  • September 9, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 11, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • May 13, 2016: New Street View added by J.P.
  • May 17, 2015: Added by Roger Deschner

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